TIDMAFR

RNS Number : 3926D

Afren PLC

28 January 2015

 
 For filings with the FSA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                          Afren Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached:(ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                   X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                     The equity funds; SKAGEN Kon-Tiki 
  subject to the                                                   Verdipapirfond, SKAGEN Global 
  notification obligation:                                         Verdipapirfond, SKAGEN global 
  (iii)                                                             II Verdipapirfond and SKAGEN 
                                                                       Global III Verdipapirfond 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      27 January 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         28 January 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                                                    4% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
-------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                Number             Number            Number          Number of voting         % of voting 
                of                  of                of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                Shares              Voting 
                                    Rights 
-------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                                 (xii) 
-------------      -------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                51 704             51 704            37 780          37 780 
 GB00B0672758    912                912               984            984                      3,41% 
-------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of 
 financial           date             Conversion                        rights that                voting 
 instrument                           Period                            may be                     rights 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
-----------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise         Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price           date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights 
 instrument                        (xvii)          period             refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 37 780 984                                            3,41% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Voting rights are held by the equity funds; SKAGEN Kon-Tiki 
  Verdipapirfond, SKAGEN Global Verdipapirfond, SKAGEN 
  global II Verdipapirfond and SKAGEN Global III Verdipapirfond. 
  Exercise of voting rights may be carried out by the 
  funds' approved depositary bank, Handelsbanken. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  Svein Tore Hansen 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        +47 51 80 38 35 
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